Electric vehicles policy, Electric cars policy, Electric two wheelers policy indiacoming soonAfter over a year of discussions, the final roadmap for the development of the domestic electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle (xEV) industry is likely to be unveiled by the Government in April, just missing the Budget.A meeting for the final discussions on infrastructure creation and an incentives strategy for buyers is expected between stakeholders such as the Government, industry and the academia, on February 23-24, sources said.“Among the three core areas for exchanging views, a meeting on the research and development (R&D) requirements and investment has already happened,” a… - more»

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GERES has worked with local NGOs in Ladakh to design a robust greenhouse that captures and retains the suns heat. It has built 600 greenhouses that enable villagers to grow vegetables throughout the year - even when temperatures drop to -25°C. Greenhouse owners eat eight times more vegetables than before and their incomes have increased by 30 percent. The project is leading to better nutrition and health for over 50,000 people a quarter of the local population. - more»

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.... the U.S. renewable-energy industry could suffer a major crash in the years ahead. That could have knock-on effects both for the fight against global warming and for the slowly recovering job market. "Wind-turbine manufacturing has been a bright spot for the U.S. over the past few years," said Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), in a conference call with reporters. "But we're putting those jobs at risk."Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2102129,00.html#ixzz1gZYOufsEBy BRYAN WALSH  - more»

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The NEF is being set up to improve the distribution network for areas not covered by the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana and restructured accelerated power development and reforms programme project area," the statement said. According to the statement, the scheme will become operational within a period of 6 to 12 months and the nodal agency for the fund would be the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). "The preconditions for eligibility are linked to certain reform measures taken by the states and the amount of interest subsidy is linked to the progress achieved in reforms linked parameters," the statement said. The… - more»

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Experts have unanimously cautioned the government that the current levels of subsidy in the energy sector, which wipes out more than Rs 2,00,000 crores of India's GDP, is not at all sustainable and it would very soon throw the public finances into a big mess.  R P N Singh, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, agreed that some forms of energy subsides are underserved and invited urban households to voluntarily give up subsidised LPG cylinders.   G C Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said that pooled price for natural gas, a form of cross subsidisation… - more»

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A complaint over an alleged act of corruptionthat never was has grounded the panel for the top job in Coal India and will leave one of the most valuable state-run entities without a full-time head for three to six months at a time when the company is grappling with falling production.The government on Tuesday appointed a search committee under cabinet secretary Ajit Seth to select a candidate within 75 days after deciding to scrap the panel of names a year after it was recommended by the government headhunter. more from source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/CIL-may-remain-headless-for-6-mths/articleshow/10951848.cms - more»

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Moreover, the process is completely environmental friendly as no toxic substances are emitted, he said, adding that almost 100 per cent conversion is achieved and formationof the residue is dependent upon the quality of the raw material and can be as low as less than 0.5 per cent in case of clean raw material."The process is suitable for small as well as large scale industries," said Shrikant Nanoti, another scientist involved in the project.-more»

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Thanks to Petrosal for the news. I am collecting based on his lead, more info, so thanks to Petrosal first.-more»

"We believe it is a big achievement of our scientists to produce petroleum products from waste plastics," IIP spokesman S K Sharma said here today.GAIL, which has sponsored the entire project, is also exploring the economic viability of the project in order to produce the petroleum products on mass-scale, scientists said."The unique features of the technology is that liquid fuel, gasoline and diesel, meets Euro III fuel specifications and different products can be obtained from the same raw material simply by changing the catalysts and operating parameters," Sanat Kumar, a member of the research team, said.Moreover, the process is completely environmental friendly…-more»

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Mr Divakaran, I admire your knowledge and sincerity of purpose. But you need to let them know much more about the need for smart grid. Prove them with examples that what all it can do ? How much it costs ? who makes it in India / what is its cost effectiveness ? What will happen to power theft after smart grid. etc., I expect a series of articles to position yourself as a ocnsultancy provider in that field.-more»

The Indian Gov must make the SEBs charge the correct tariff for electricity and start breaking even. That should be enough to arrive near grid parity with solar. As it is Lanco CEO says that solar will be available at Rs 7/8 by 2015 !!-more»

Thanks for the news. I wish you had given the exact url of Hinduthan times. thanks anyway Sivamani.-more»

Solyndra pushes bidding back as 100 companies contacted over sale of bankrupt firmDue to the unique ‘cylindrical’ assembly of its panels and the large amount of customized and proprietary manufacturing equipment used by Solyndra, the greatest value in its assets is said to be based on restarting production. Selling equipment and facilities piecemeal is said to potentially result in a ‘fire sale’ with little return for stakeholders, including the US DOE, which contributed loans of over US$500 million.http://www.pv-tech.org/news/solyndra_pushes_bidding_back_as_100_companies_contacted_over_sale_of_bankru-more»

Solyndra statement: Company execs to invoke Fifth Amendment rights, won’t testify before CongressThe company states that it is "not aware of any wrongdoing by Solyndra officers, directors or employees in conjunction with the DOE loan guarantee or otherwise."The statement goes on to present the company's position regarding the loan guarantee process, as well as its recent shutdown and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, noting "this was not a decision taken lightly."  Here is the entire statement from Solyndra:"Today Solyndra’s President and CEO, Brian Harrison, and its CFO, Bill Stover, communicated to Chairman Stearns and Members of the House Subcommittee on…-more»

Jayanthi Natarajan  prioritising the continuation of emission reduction targets for developed countries under the Kyoto Protocol at the meeting of the 17 major economies, which account for the bulk of global emissions, is very appropriate. Way to go !-more»

You may find this useful. http://www.eai.in/ref/reports/biomass_gasification.html-more»

Isnt the capital cost too high for offshore wind ? How is the electricity transmitted ? Thru cables ? What is approx per MW cost of offshore wind. Onshore wind is supposed to be Rs 5-7 crSolar is about Rs 10 -12 cr / MW  !I have read that even Google has invested in an offshore wind project !What is the equivalent of micro siting in the offshore scene ? Any idea who does it ?-more»

Looks like all big projects be it nuclear, thermal or even wind will have to go to the public first.Otherwise we will have a jaitapur and a koodankulam happening everywhere.-more»